1. In most
businesses,
the
manufacturing department
is the only source of
envirornnental pollution.
a. True
b.
False
2.
Externalities
are side effects or
by-products
of actions that are not
intended,
but
unavoidably
impact
others
a. True
b.
False
3. The hole in the ozone layer was caused
primarily
by
CFCs.
a. True
b.
False
4. The ozone layer is in
depletion.
a. True
b.
False
5. The main reason for global warming is overpopulation.
a. True
b.
False
6. The amount of solid wastes disposed each year is reduced by the amount of waste materials
recycled.
a. True
b.
False
7. Manufacturing firms have been major sources of water
pollution
a. True
b.
False
8. A global water crisis has developed as a result of drought, pollution, mismanagement and politics.
a. True
b.
False
9. Because of widespread concern over water pollution, toxic chemicals are no longer dumped into U.S. lakes
and
nvers.
a. True
b.
False
10. Deforestation occurs only in less developed countries
(LDCs).
a. True
b.
False
11. The “Silent Stakeholder” is the natural envirornnent.
a. True
b.
False
12. Seventy percent of the world’s poor live in rural areas, dependent on biological resources.
a. True
b.
False
13. The restriction of business activities can be expected to continue as the extinction rate for species climbs.
a. True
b.
False
14. In addition to being a leading cause of pollution when
used,
fossil fuels are also often associated with armed conflict.
a. True
b.
False
15. The long term effects of indoor air
pollution
include
irritation
of the eyes.
a. True
b.
False
16. The “Not In My
BackYard
(NIMBY)” mentality is an attitude based on avoidance or denial of
responsibility.
a. True
b.
False
17. The greening of business is limited to industrialized countries and advanced economies.
a. True
b.
False
18. The Global Compact brings together thousands of companies to support universal environmental and social
principles.
a. True
b.
False
19. The triple bottom line is a system of reporting that covers economic, social, and envirornnental
performance.
a. True
b.
False
20. Like most activist groups, the envirornnental interest groups have had little success dealing with
business.
a. True
b.
False
21. Biodiversity continues to be lost at a small
rate.
a. True
b.
False
22. Hazardous wastes can be generated by manufacturing processes or they can simply result from
discarded
commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides.
a. True
b.
False
23. Anything that is internal or external to an entity is its
a. ecology.
b.
ecosystem.
c. environment.
d. habitat.
24. The volume and intensity of use that can be sustained in a particular place and time is
called
a. carrying
capacity.
b. load
factor.
c. sustainability.
d. life threshold.
25. A measure of disorder of energy, indicating its unavailability for recycling for the same use, is
a. entropy.
b. dissolution.
c. atrophy.
d. declination.
26. All living and nonliving substances present in a particular place is
a(n)
a.
environment.
b.
ecosystem.
c. ecology.
d. habitat.
27. Climate change is also known as
a. the greenhouse
effect.
b. waste
management.
c. global warming.
d. global emissions
28. Energy inefficiency is
a. an ecological system
cycle.
b. the balance on nonrenewable sources of energy around the
world.
c. biological phenomena.
d. the wasting of precious nonrenewable sources of
energy.
29. The point at which a particular phenomenon suddenly begins to be activated is
the
a. inception.
b. point of origin.
c. threshold.
d. entry
barrier.
30. Existing water rendered unusable is
a.
wasted.
b. polluted.
c.
decayed.
d.
drossed.
31. The inability of humans and nature to restore envirornnental conditions to a previous state within a relevant
time
frame is
a. irreversibility.
b. destruction.
c. the point of no return.
d. imminent domain.
32. The variation
oflife
forming inside a system is
a. degradation.
b. biodiversity.
c. is an indicator of its
efficiency.
d. salinization.
33. Which of the following is not a problem central to the toxic substances
issue?
a. not being aware of the
effects
b. exporting toxins
c. population increase
d. toxic substances can be associated with industrial accidents
34. Air pollution leads to all of the following
except
a. deforestation
b. acid rain.
c. global warming.
d. smog.
35. Human denial of responsibility for the misuse of the envirornnent is reflected
by:
a.
OPEN
b.
NIMBY
c.
BAMA
d.
CLOSE
36. The prevention of solar heat absorbed by our atmosphere from returning to space is known as
a. ozone depletion.
b.
deforestation.
c. the greenhouse
effect.
d. acid rain.
37. A major cause of the greenhouse effect is
a. the price of
gasoline.
b. ozone depletion.
c.
deforestation.
d. ultraviolet rays.
38. Which of the following adds to soil erosion problems and is a major cause of the greenhouse
effect?
a. ozone depletion
b.
carbons
c. deforestation
d. sustainability
39. Which country releases 3.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year due to
deforestation?
a.
Russia
b. Indonesia
c. the United
States
d. less developed countries
40. Problems made worse by deforestation
include
a. soil erosion.
b. the greenhouse
effect.
c. moisture and nutrient ecosystem
cycles.
d. all of these.
41. Endangered species are threatened with extinction due to all of the following reasons
except
a. ecosystem
degradation.
b. habitat destruction.
c. drought.
d. pollution.
42. A mixture of wet and dry deposited material from the atmosphere causing higher than normal amounts of nitric
and
sulfuric acids is
a. acid rain.
b. smog.
c. ozone impact.
d. waste
deposits.
43. Precipitation containing harmful amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids
a. occurs only in wet
forms.
b. is called acid rain.
c. occurs mostly in rain
forests.
d. affects only man-made
products.
44. Indoor air pollution
a. can be cured by using air conditioning.
b. is found primarily in less developed countries.
c. is becoming an increasing concern because most people spend the majority of their lives indoors.
d. is not a significant envirornnental problem.
45. Energy inefficiency is a major
concern
a. with renewable energy
sources.
b. with transportation, but not in housing.
c. primarily for the wealthy.
d. in all countries.